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Cricket cage

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Description

    Rectangular form with gabled roof; corner posts sheathed in bamboo; looped wire for sliding door; wire hook in center of roof.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

    Date

    ca. 1903

    Accession Number

    1916-40-6

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    containers
    Decorative Arts
    Cricket cage

    Medium

    Wood, bamboo, metal wire

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (hook at top extended vertically): 14.6 x 7.2 x 4.6 cm (5 3/4 x 2 13/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
    H x W x D (without hook): 9.1 x 7.2 x 4.6 cm (3 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 13/16 in.)

    made in

    Florence, Italy

    See more items in

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43829f76b-7c2d-4a5c-9c67-d9f7c7c7a8fd

    Record ID

    chndm_1916-40-6

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